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  1. tnolet · · focus · HN ↗

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    1. xdennis · · focus · HN ↗
      Okay, I'll bite. What did he do that's racist and fascist. And please provide receipts.

      For reference, here are the definitions:

      racist: a person who believes that a particular race is superior to others, or who discriminates against other races

      fascism: any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition

      1. omnimus · · focus · HN ↗
        Read some of his latest blog posts. Like <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;world.hey.com&#x2F;dhh&#x2F;wolves-sheep-and-gypsies-ba44af6a" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;world.hey.com&#x2F;dhh&#x2F;wolves-sheep-and-gypsies-ba44af6a
        1. TheAlchemist · · focus · HN ↗

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          1. culi · · focus · HN ↗
            &gt; When wolves get out of control, you shoot them. When gypsies take over public spaces, you deport them. This isn&#x27;t hard, it isn&#x27;t cruel. It&#x27;s the basic logic of self-preservation.

            This isn&#x27;t even his personal blog. It&#x27;s the company blog of Hey that he&#x27;s using to push his views. Do you really wanna work with a company whose professional blog references &quot;[insert ethnicity] rape gangs&quot; and &quot;the decline of Europe&quot;. He could go full Kanye at any point.

            1. TheAlchemist · · focus · HN ↗
              I agree it&#x27;s quite weird to put it on a company blog, but it used to be that companies and their owners do express their views. As opposed to for example Big Tech, who doesn&#x27;t express their views, but work very closely with Trump...

              Gypsies are a major problem in a lot of cities in Europe... What would be a politically correct way to say that today ?

              1. culi · · focus · HN ↗
                &gt; Gypsies are a major problem in a lot of cities in Europe... What would be a politically correct way to say that today ?

                What is the &quot;politically correct&quot; way to say &quot;Jewish people are a problem&quot;? Roma people (&quot;gypsy&quot; is a racial slur for them) were also targets of the Holocaust. As many as 500,000 people may have been put in death camps—justified by views like those expressed here.

                Where do you propose to &quot;deport&quot; Roma people who have been present in most of Europe since the 13th century?

                I don&#x27;t think there is a &quot;correct&quot; way to say &quot;[insert ethnicity] are a major problem&quot;. It is simply scientifically&#x2F;historically&#x2F;objectively incorrect.

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